WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
‘Born leader’ at helm of Junior Boks
Salmaan Moerat will lead the Junior Springboks at the forthcoming Under-20 World Championships in France
Former SA Schools captain Salmaan Moerat will lead the Junior Springboks at the forthcoming Under-20 World Championships in France. The towering lock has already appeared for the Stormers in Super Rugby this season and played for the Junior Boks at the 2017 World Championships in Georgia. The 2018 tournament takes place in southern France from May 30 to June 17. Moerat‚ a former Paarl Boys’ High pupil‚ established himself as a fine captain for the SA Schools team in 2016 and has been groomed for this role for two seasons. He follows in the footsteps of Junior Bok captains such as Handré Pollard and John Smit. Stormers teammate‚ flyhalf Damian Willemse‚ will offer great support as one of the "senior players" in the group. Other players with previous World Championship experience are centre Wandisile Simelane‚ loose forward Muller Uys‚ fullback Gianni Lombard‚ scrumhalf Rewan Kruger and hooker Daniel Jooste‚ all of whom were members of the 2017 SA U20 squad that won the bronze medal i...
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